A CALL TO NURSE

A PILOT WHO BREAST-FEEDS WANTS TO QUIT THE ARMY. SHOULD IT LET HER GO?

For Army Lieut. Emma Cuevas, there used to be nothing to compare with the thrill of skimming the treetops of Panama at 160 m.p.h. in a 10-ton, 50-ft. Black Hawk helicopter. That was before she discovered the slower-motion joy of nursing her 21-lb., nine-month-old daughter Isabella. Since then Cuevas has twice asked the Army to let her leave the service, arguing that a pilot's demanding schedule has made it impossible for her to breast-feed her daughter properly. The Army says no, explaining that Cuevas made a deal when she became a cadet at West Point. U.S. taxpayers spent $500,000 educating her...

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